'Ever Ahead' of the CompetitionThe Council for Advancement and Support of Education presented Mary Baldwin College with a grand award this month for its Ever Ahead website for top recognition of a fundraising website or microsite.

Social Network Shout-Out

Political Engagement
Visit the MBC POLS Facebook page for more information about the activities of political science majors, minors, and students interested in politics, including pictures from the Active Citizens Conference.

Social Work Achieves AccreditationThe milestone follows other recent successes of the BSW program, including the launch a successful international social work field placement, the establishment of a chapter of the social work honor society, and the expansion of its adult degree offerings around the state.

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Live Election Leads to AwardThe Campus Election Engagement Project has awarded MBC the Democracy Cup for its Live Election Broadcast in November. The award includes a cash prize to help finance college coverage of this fall's gubernatorial election.

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Sophomore Earns Place on MissionHealth Care Administration major Annalisse Vasquez Soto provides a first-hand account of a recent trip to Perquin, El Salvador, where she joined a team of ophthalmologists to help treat the people of the region.

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Courage, Roots Offer Possibilities as College ThemesThe college-wide theme, introduced in 2007–08, provides a way to further unite and enrich the MBC community. The inaugural subject was Voices, followed by Maps, Heart, Power, Wisdom, and the current topic, Place. The college will explore Courage in 2013–14 and Roots the following year.

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Faculty AchievementsThe latest faculty accomplishments in the School of Science and in the School of Arts, Humanities, and Renaissance Studies.

MBC in the News

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VWIL Poised to GrowKaren Bailey was a member of the first class of cadets in the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin. It was and continues to be the only all-female cadet corps in the nation, and one that is poised to expand.

February 28Small Town South: A Conversation About Images MBC will host a conversation with David Wharton, director of documentary studies and assistant professor of southern studies at the University of Mississippi. His latest book, Small Town South, is the result of his extensive travels and photography throughout the region. Noon, Spencer Center for Civic and Global Engagement.